Developing protocols and capacity for northern restoration with local native plants

开发具有成本效益的修复和修复技术和修复协议 加拿大北部迫切需要恢复受地雷影响的地点。开发的第一个步骤之一 成功的恢复协议是确定和开发适当的当地本地植物物种和土壤 修正案。这项研究的目的是确定目标植物种类和技术，以供 修复北部一处受影响的矿场。确定目标植物种类将包括调查 自然更新现有的受干扰地区，并为目标物种创建种子来源地图。 将通过重建植被和土壤改良试验，研究特定地点的恢复技术 钻探栅栏和固氮物种温室试验。此外，该项目将提供一个独特的 将研究和教育结合起来，以同时建设科学知识和地方能力的方法。 该研究项目是与12天教育计划(北陆)同时进行的 修复)，这将使当地的原住民学生在实验设计方面获得研究经验， 田间取样技术以及原生种子的采集、准备和储存，为 未来当地社区参与本地植物的恢复和园艺。直接通过 将研究和教育结合起来，我们的目标是迈出第一步，不仅识别、保存和测试 修复咖啡黄金项目的材料，而且在确定有效的修复方案和 在育空社区建设本土植物园艺能力。

Development of cost effective amendment technologies and restoration protocols for remediation and restoration of mine impacted sites is strongly needed in northern Canada. One of the first steps in developing successful restoration protocols is to determine and development appropriate local native plant species and soil amendments. The objective of this research project is to determine target plant species and techniques for the restoration of a northern mine impacted site. Determination of target plant species will include surveys of natural regeneration of existing disturbed areas and creation of a seed source map for target species. Site-specific restoration techniques will be examined through re-vegetation and soil amendment trials on drilling fences and a nitrogen-fixing species greenhouse trial. In addition, this project will provide a unique approach to integrating research and education to simultaneously build scientific knowledge and local capacity. The research project has been developed concurrently with a 12 day education program (Northern Terrestrial Restoration) that will allow local First Nations students to gain research experience in experimental design, field sampling techniques, as well as, native seed collection, preparation and storage providing a foundation for future local community involvement in restoration and horticulture of native plants. Through directly integrating research and education we aim to take the first steps in not only identifying, preserving and testing materials for restoration of the Coffee Gold Project, but also in determining effective restoration protocols and building capacity for native plant horticulture in Yukon communities.